{"id":762,"date":"2022-02-12T13:58:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T13:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qbgcofokpha.com\/?page_id=762"},"modified":"2026-04-10T20:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T00:01:18","slug":"how-to-join","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qbgcofokpha.com\/?page_id=762","title":{"rendered":"How To Join"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"762\" class=\"elementor elementor-762\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6c8300 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6c8300\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db5f276\" 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elementor-size-default\">How To Join<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6bd8951\" data-id=\"6bd8951\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fcaf05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fcaf05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/qbgcofokpha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/easternstar6-48x46.jpg\" class=\"attachment-menu-48x48 size-menu-48x48 wp-image-384\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qbgcofokpha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/easternstar6-48x46.jpg 48w, https:\/\/qbgcofokpha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/easternstar6-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qbgcofokpha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/easternstar6-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/qbgcofokpha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/easternstar6-36x34.jpg 36w, https:\/\/qbgcofokpha.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/easternstar6-e1642622790119.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 48px) 100vw, 48px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ac43b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ac43b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd18644\" data-id=\"bd18644\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d8dcaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d8dcaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Would you like to become an Eastern Star?\u00a0<\/p><p><br \/>The Order of the Eastern Star is one of the oldest and largest worldwide fraternal organizations to which women and men can belong.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad9960e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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The Order of the Eastern became a part of the Masonic Organizaiton in 1873.<\/i><\/span><\/p><p class=\"yiv9925869195MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Order of the Eastern Star is open to both men and women.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"yiv9925869195MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Prospective members\u00a0<b>submit a petition to the Eastern Star chapter they wish<\/b>\u00a0to join.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"yiv9925869195MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Women must be over the age of 18 years, Women who are relatives of (includes marriage) past or present Master Masons come in through, what is referred to as bloodline.\u00a0 Women past the age of 18 who have been part and OES Youth organization may also petition.\u00a0 Other women are accepted as the jurisdiction\u2019s Most Worshipful Grand Master allows through adoption. \u00a0Male petitioners must be Masons who are in good standing with their lodge. Females must be 18 years of age or older, and related to Masons in good standing.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"yiv9925869195MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Petitions are reviewed and election to membership is by vote of Chapter members. Members are assessed dues and\/or other by the local chapter and the Grand Chapter.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"yiv9925869195MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you are still interested in joining contact of member of the Order of the Eastern Star in the chapter you wish to join or contact the <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:dianeanderson@gmail.com\">Grand Chapter Secretary<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Join Would you like to become an Eastern Star?\u00a0 The Order of the Eastern Star is one of the oldest and largest worldwide fraternal organizations to which women and men can belong. 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